cablespaghetti.dev is a Fediverse instance that uses the ActivityPub protocol. In other words, users at this host can communicate with people that use software like Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica, etc. all around the world.
This server runs the snac software and there is no automatic sign-up process.
Australian software engineer Sarah Spencer hacked a 1980's knitting machine to create "Stargazing: a knitted tapestry" to show the universe in a unique way. 🇦🇺
Sarah explains, “By using a floppy drive emulator written in Python and a web interface, I can send an image to the Raspberry Pi over the network, preview it in a knitting grid, and tell it to send the knitting pattern to the knitting machine via the floppy drive port ...
https://magazine.raspberrypi.com/articles/knitting-network-printer
Last week, Jim Huang Chen wrapped up his internship with the FreeBSD Foundation!
We’re grateful for Jim’s contributions and the curiosity and persistence he brought to his work throughout the summer.
Read our intern spotlight to learn more about Jim’s projects, his experience with the FreeBSD community, and his advice for students interested in contributing to open source:
https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/freebsd-foundation-intern-jim-huang-chen-on-raspberry-pi-support-and-open-source/
How is the status of #FreeBSD support on Rpi5? well i have rpi5 running Parch Linux for now but i want to try the BSDs on it as well.
@jonty @recantha Tonight the full HD multi player arcade build is a step closer. Runs really nicely on a #RaspberryPi 4
New blog post:
Why a Raspberry Pi shouldn't be powered through it's GPIO pins
http://82mhz.net/posts/2026/08/why-a-raspberry-pi-shouldn-t-be-powered-through-it-s-gpio-pins/
Just ordered myself a Raspberry Pi 400 (refurbished) for $54 CAD. Not too shabby!
I've been wanting to do a 30-day test run with a Pi 400 exclusively as my personal daily driver...
Google Chrome for Arm64 Linux devices, like the Raspberry Pi, is now available to download.
It's an official, native build complete with a 64-bit Arm64 version of Widevine DRM.
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/chrome-arm64-linux-available?v1
I may have to move it to slightly more powerful hardware for my own sanity…
https://cablespaghetti.dev/hosting-a-fediverse-instance-on-an-original-raspberry-pi.html
https://cablespaghetti.dev/hosting-a-static-site-on-an-original-raspberry-pi.html